Poundbury
Poundbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.
Poundbury postcode: DT1 3SP
There are great places to visit near Poundbury including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of Poundbury best towns to visit near Poundbury.
There are a number of waterfalls near to Poundbury including Jericho Weir.
Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Poundbury if you like villages.
Places near Poundbury feature a number of interesting historic buildings including The Cobb.
Places near Poundbury feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).
The area around Poundbury features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Eggardon Hill is one of Poundbury's best, nearby hills to visit in Poundbury.
Corfe Castle is one of Poundbury's best, nearby castles to visit in Poundbury.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Poundbury like Corfe Castle.
There are a several good airports in the area around Poundbury like Bournemouth Airport.
Poundbury History
There are some historic monuments around Poundbury:
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Frampton Roman villa
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Helstone burial chamber
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Herringston round barrows
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Sandy Barrow
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Preston Roman villa
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Churchyard cross
- Round barrow SW of village
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Barrow on College Down
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Pigeon House long barrow
Places to see near Poundbury
Lakes near Poundbury
Rivers near Poundbury
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter
